Farmers in The Gambia are among thousands across 13 West African countries set to benefit from a $9.44 million grant aimed at strengthening the region’s rice value chains against the growing threat of climate change. The funding, approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) on 17 July, will be channelled[Read More…]
Agriculture
Ex-LRR Forestry Officer On Rohey John-Manjang’s ‘Involvement’ In Kaif Timber Scandal
Former forestry officer of the sparsely and thinly-forested Lower River Region (LRR) Mr. Lamin Bajo has been detailing how Gambia’s environment minister Rohey John-Manjang allegedly got enmeshed in the Kiang Kaif Timber Scandal and how she and the incumbent governor of LRR Seedy Lamin Bah were allegedly aiding and abetting[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Maintains Fertilizer Price At D1100
Despite last year’s poor performance of the groundnut crop, The Gambia government has maintained the retail price of a bag of fertilizer at D1100. Also last year, fertilizer was sold to groundnut farmers at D1100, but yields dropped significantly, hugely affecting their income statuses. Many peanut farmers rely heavily on[Read More…]
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